Shooting in Halden - one person arrested

The Norwegian police confirm the information about alarms about shooting during Sunday morning. There are reports that a series of shots have been heard, according to NRK. One person has been arrested, according to the police.

- It should no longer be dangerous in the area. We are working to get an overview of the situation, says operations leader Gisle Lindheim Sveen, according to NRK.

Two police helicopters, an ambulance helicopter and a third helicopter have moved in the area in connection with the incident, writes VG.

The municipality has deployed a crisis team after the incident, says Halden's mayor Fredrik Holm, writes Dagbladet. He further says that the group had a meeting in the morning and that the municipality will release more information later on Sunday.

It is unclear what is behind the incident.

The police in Sweden have not been contacted by the Norwegian police regarding the incident, police region West states.

The Swedish Foreign Ministry currently has no information that Swedes will be affected in any way by the incident.

"We ask to be referred to local authorities in the country concerned, in this case Norway," writes the Foreign Ministry in a comment.

Halden is located approximately three miles north of Strömstad.

The text is updated.